California
Smart Growth: A Measure Of Sustainability?
As perhaps the most hands on manifestation of sustainability, the green building movement is exploding.
Economic Development At What Cost?
Amid reports of lung damage in children and cancer-causing chemicals, should the West Coast's largest port be allowed to expand?
The Broker Poet
Los Angeles Commercial real estate broker Ed Rosenthal has gained notice for his unorthodox marketing medium: poetry.
The Creative Class Vs. Sewer Socialism
Cities need a back-to-basics strategy, writes Joel Kotkin. Strategies that cater to the creative class are not going to revitalize cities.
Clean Water Is The World's Greatest Challenge
At any given time, half of the population in the developing world is suffering from access to safe drinking water.
L.A. River 2.0
Can Los Angeles learn from Chicago and New York about how to make the Los Angeles River a 'sparkling necklace of parks and mixed-use projects'?
Three Days Riding All Of SF Muni's Routes
Four young men spend three days nonstop riding the lengths of every possible line of San Francisco's Muni bus system. They call it 'Municon 2004.'
We're All For Mass Transit -- In Theory
Welcome to the nation's traffic capital. Southern Californians may say that they're for mass transit, but our collective heart isn't in it, writes columnist Steve Lopez.
Wal-Mart's Foothold In Los Angeles
Despite a concerted effort to keep Wal-Mart out of Los Angeles County, the small city of Rosemead becomes the first to approve a Wal-Mart supercenter.
Should L.A.'s Murals Be Preserved?
Should Los Angeles try to preserve its rich heritage of 1,500 murals, which are rapidly fading and patched from graffiti?
The Urban-Hardship Index
Study identifies cities where it is hardest to survive with a low income.
How A Town Becomes A 'Wal-Mart Suburb'
A columnist for Business Week describes his return to the small town of Santa Maria, CA, and how it destroyed its character to save itself.
Cliffhangers Prompt Eviction Of Hundreds Of Students
Erosion undercuts the safety of oceanfront rentals.
Coal-fired Power Plants Are Fossil Fuel Dinosaurs
Why is Los Angeles Department of Water and Power planning to invest $400 million in a coal-fired power plant in Utah when pollution-free renewable sources of electricity are becoming affordable?
Developing Smart Growth Zoning Codes
Dozens of presentations from several workshop on developing smart growth zoning codes are published by the LGC.
The 'Trickle-Up' Effect Of Home Prices
In Southern California's booming market, $10 million buys only a "starter mansion."
The Fight For The Future Of The Mall
Will the open-air mall be the future of retail development? A battle in Glendale, CA may herald the future.
Contra Costa County Cities Encourage Mixed Use
Cities in Contra Costa County, CA, find smart growth appealing.
Blumenauer Brings Railvolution Conference To L.A.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (District 3, Oregon), discusses the significance of holding the nation's preeminent transportation and land use conference in Southern California.
Economic Development Or Cultural Identity?
A community in Southern California is divided over whether to be recognized as "little India."
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
